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Remember that there are saprophytic species of Armillaria too so it's presence is not necessarily of major significance. It's the extent of decay that is more significant. In other words is this simply two saprophytes living on a confined column of decay?

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Remember that there are saprophytic species of Armillaria too so it's presence is not necessarily of major significance. It's the extent of decay that is more significant. In other words is this simply two saprophytes living on a confined column of decay?

 

Very interesting point. how would one go about determining wether the column is confined or not? And do the saprophytic species or Armillaria have the same black rhizomorphs as the parasitic species?

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The simplest way to try and work out the extent of the decay is with a sounding mallet and probe.

 

Regarding rhizomophs, they are all black, that's the melanin coating. The rhizomorphs of A. mellia tend to be very small where as the saprophytic species have chunkier ones.

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